Panoramic 360: Titanic Time

Workers installed a section of the hull of RMS Titanic, into its new home at the Titanic The Experience attraction on International Drive, in Orlando, Tuesday. The piece is the second-largest ever recovered from the famous wreck site in the north Atlantic, and is a part of 100 new artifacts, including dozens that have never before been displayed, in the repurposed exhibit from Premier Exhibitions, owners of RMS Titanic, Inc.

Joe BurbankOrlando Sentinel

The Titanic is back in central Florida.

As the 100th anniversary of the famous ship's sinking rapidly approaches, the company responsible for displaying recovered objects from the wreck site of Titanic, Premier Exhibitions, is gearing up for the renewed interest in the legendary maritime disaster with new artifacts at Orlando's 'Titanic The Experience' attraction.

Most notably, Premier has brought to Orlando the second largest piece of Titanic ever recovered, a hull section, for display at the International Drive venue. The hull section weighs 3,000–pounds and is 10 feet long. The piece was raised 12,500 feet in the north Atlantic in 1998. Delivered to Orlando on Tuesday, the section was in full daylight for the first time since the ship's April 15, 1912 sinking, according to an exhibition manager.

"We are so excited to be here in Orlando, where we're unveiling a hundred new artifacts, all from the wreck site of Titanic," said Katherine Seymour, Vice President of Communications for Premier, which owns the salvage company RMS Titanic, Inc., and now owns 'Titanic The Experience' in Orlando.

RMS Titanic, Inc., is the only company permitted by law to recover objects from the wreck site of Titanic, according to their spokesperson, Katherine Seymour. Since 1987, RMS Titanic has conducted eight research and recovery expeditions to the wreck site, exclusively recovering and conserving more than 5,500 artifacts from the debris field of the wreck 2.5 miles beneath the North Atlantic.

To see the exclusive photo gallery on the Titanic hull section arrival in Orlando, click here.

To see an exclusive 360-degree, interactive, panoramic image of a replica of the ship's Grand Staircase at 'Titanic The Experience', click here.